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June 5, 2020 | Main line

Network Rail completes Great Western electrification

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has successfully electrified the Severn Tunnel, completing the truncated Great Western electrification programme and enabling direct London Paddington - Cardiff Central electric services to operate for the first time.

June 4, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail tasks Fugro for west of England survey

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded Fugro a contract to use the supplier’s Rila system to conduct a survey of 1600km of infrastructure in the west of England. The data will provide asset and track position information to support a gauging and track validation programme.

June 1, 2020 | Main line

Northern Powerhouse Rail appoints consultant

TRANSPORT for the North (TfN) has appointed Mace to lead the Programme Support Office for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme to improve rail connections between cities in northern England.

May 28, 2020 | Fleet

Disconnected brakes cause Caledonian sleeper overshoot

THE driver of the Caledonian Lowlander sleeper service had lost all control of the coach brakes due to a closed cock when the train overshot its platform by 650m on August 1 2019, an investigation has found.

May 27, 2020 | Metros

Andy Byford returns to London to head TfL

THE Mayor of London, Mr Sadiq Khan, and the Board of Transport for London (TfL) have named Mr Andy Byford as London’s transport commissioner.

May 25, 2020 | Rolling stock

Very Light Rail Vehicle project prepares for testing

Testing of innovative lightweight and low-cost mainline and light rail vehicles is on course to begin within the next 12 months.

May 22, 2020 | Locomotives

Beacon Rail orders 15 Clayton Equipment hybrid locomotives

BEACON Rail Leasing has ordered 15 Hybrid+ CBD90 shunting locomotives from Clayton Equipment, Britain, along with a three-year servicing option.

May 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Approval granted for Old Oak Common HS2 station in west London

THE Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) approved plans on May 19 to build a new station at Old Oak Common in west London for HS2.

May 20, 2020 | High-speed

Improved capacity and connectivity fuels Midlands Engine Rail plan

After securing funding in the British government’s 2020 budget, the Midland’s Rail Hub and the wider Midlands Engine Rail project are striding forward.

May 18, 2020 | High-speed

Parliamentary committee issues scathing report on management of HS2

THE British parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a scathing report on the HS2 high-speed rail project on May 17 accusing the Department for Transport (DfT) of withholding information regarding the project’s cost and schedule.

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